Recent content by CarolynG

I don't know the first thing about it - just that it's on the list of free hotels in this promotion. lol

IF we are stuck with the "alternative" option we'd only need to get from there to Chicago in the morning then get back there in the evening. Sounds like a lot of you know chicago and suburbs fairly well - I've never been there - this Google map has markings for the other choices for hotels...

We live about 20 minutes from Hermann. lol I think we found a solution, and we're dumb to have not thought of it immediately. We looked at all of the other IL hotels this promotion offers and one of them, Wood Dale, has public transportation almost right to it - it says you have to walk .2...

I have traveled with my toddlers by myself several times, and our train trip from St Louis MO to Wilmington, DE was better than driving because it took about the same amount of time - we got on board STL at 8 am, got to DE at 3 pm - and if I were driving I would have had to stay overnight...

Hi everyone! My two toddlers have 1100 points each, so they are 400 short of the 1500 for certain coach one way trips. If I got more points to reach that 1500 mark, can we use them for my husband, who has never traveled Amtrak before? Also, if I got up to 1500 on the other kid's account, can...

Hi everyone! My husband and I won 2 nights hotel stay in a promotion that have to be used by June 25. We live closest to St Louis. We don't have a lot of money to spend, so we have to keep the expenses as low as possible. I know we can get to Chicago for as low as $24 each way, but the...

Called AT&T and was able to change my data plan to make my phone a mobile hotspot - I can call back after we are donet traveling and change it back and will only pay the higher price for those two days :D

We're on our way! I think my level of excitement is a trifle elevated for a 38 yearold woman. I'll chalk it up to being excited on the kids' behalf. Lol Documenting\blogging the whole thing! http://toddlertraintraveling.wordpress.com/

LOL! Oh well. I will definitely survive without it - I've got a stack of books. :) I will delete that post!

I am going to document our entire trip. I am so excited! I know the kids are going to get a huge kick out of the train, and since it is broken up into small blocks between switching trains and sleeping, I have no doubt they will be just fine, especially taking crayons and books and the laptop...

That is awesome to know, thank you!

I confirmed this with Amtrak - thank you! I am taking the Capitol and I just need to specify when I check them in that they're going on the Cardinal. There is about a 6 hour difference between when I would get to Wilmington and the bags will, but that's okay - me and the kids will stay at the...

I'm not worried about a room. I booked what I got and I think we'll be fine. We'll be given pillows and we'll each have one of those light throw blankets. I've got plenty of activities and the laptop to watch DVDs on. We're on a superliner so we can walk around some. We're on the train for...

This stuff isn't a 100% substitute, but it does help cut down with being oily in between shampoos. http://www.amazon.com/Naturelle-Biotera-Dry-Shampoo/dp/B003JN69AA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332125922&sr=8-1

Thank you for the idea of the laptop lock - I would have lugged mine around the whole time, along with my 3 and 4 year olds. lol